PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by 16 FEVER. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Black

181 cm
21
181 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
Crippler's Corner

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Black!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Black.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Black looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
St Pierre lands a head shot.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Black.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black throws a combination that misses
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Black misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre scores with a body shot.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black slips under a jab.
Black throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black misses with a body punch
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Black lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
St Pierre clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michael Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Black slips a jab from St Pierre.
Black with a hook.
Black tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Black misses with a hook.
Black throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black cracks St Pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Black.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses the jab.
St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
St Pierre moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black lands a nice hook to St Pierre's body. St Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Black misses.
Black is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!St Pierre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Black is out of range.
Black sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
St Pierre lands a head shot.
Michael Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre lands an overhand right.
Black throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Black misses.
Black slips a jab from St Pierre.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Black throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Black misses.
St Pierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Black.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Black throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Black blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Black jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Black connects with the punch.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black scores with a jab.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a nice head shot.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Pierre throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Pierre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre connects with a body shot.
A big left from Black misses.
A jab lands there for St Pierre.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Black looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Black throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
St Pierre defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
Black lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Black misses.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
St Pierre pushes Black away with a front kick.
Black misses with a combination
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
St Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pierre's head.
Black ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
St Pierre slips a jab from Black.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
St Pierre lands a with a good body shot.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre walks into a left hand.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Black takes one on the button.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Black.
St Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Black ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Pierre.
Black lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black swinging wilding here.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. St Pierre should have avoided that one.
Lance St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Black avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Black avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black misses with a body punch
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a hook.
Black lands with an overhand left.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pierre backs up against the cage.
St Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

St Pierre is rocked!
Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Black stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michael Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Black!